Top photos of the week

The youngest mariachi in the group "Mariachi Real de San Diego" is Omar Gonzalez, two years old, center. His uncle, Mauricio Gonzalez is at right and band member Alfredo Ramos is at left. They performed at the Cinco de Mayo ...
— John Gibbins / UT San Diego

The Royals' Jarrod Dyson leaps over home plate to avoid the tag from Padres' pitcher Hector Abriz as Dyson scores on a passed ball in the eighth inning at Petco Park on Wednesday. The Padres were shutout 8-0.
— Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego

President of the United States Barack Obama descends stairs after he arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on his way to a short fundraising trip to the home of Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs in La Jolla. The president was ...
— John Gastaldo

The Padres' Yonder Alonso and a fan both miss catching a foul ball hit by the Diamondbacks in the fifth inning on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The Padres lost to the Diamondbacks 4-3.
— Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego

Silvia Clark, 87, stands among the avocado groves on the land she has owned for over 40 years in Escondido. Clark recently got a $800,000.00 plus water bill from the city for water she wasn't charged from in the past. ...
— K.C. Alfred / UT San Diego

A representative of the San Diego Sheriff's Department, left and a representative from the San Diego Police Department carry a wreath to place at the Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial on the west side of the County Administration Building.
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Jim Luzar (left), son of Mary B Luzar, is surrounded by friends and family as he leaves his grandmother's columbarium (upper left corner) on Tuesday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. This is the last unclaimed niche ...
— Eduardo Contreras

L.R. Green School kindergarteners check out some of the pigs at San Pasqual High School during a tour of the school's agricultural department on Wednesday. The agriculture programs at Escondido high schools host tours with elementary students to see the ...
— Don Boomer

Baby T, of Walking with Dinosaurs, which is human powered, snaps its head sideways to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of the Padres vs. Kansas City Royals game.
— Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego